Job Description

Synopsis

At Etihad Airways, our continued growth depends on attracting exceptional talent into the functions that power the airline’s commercial and strategic performance.

As Manager, Recruitment, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, leading talent acquisition delivery for a portfolio of core airline commercial and planning functions, including areas such as Revenue Management, Network Planning, Commercial Strategy, Pricing and other specialist airline disciplines.

This role operates in a high-visibility and highly demanding hiring environment, where success depends on building strong partnerships with business leaders while deploying creative global sourcing strategies to identify and attract niche aviation talent. You will combine deep market insight, airline domain understanding, and hands-on recruiting expertise to ensure Etihad secures the specialist talent required to support our ambitious growth plans.

Working as part of Etihad’s Talent Acquisition team, you will also champion an outstanding candidate experience while ensuring hiring decisions are made objectively and aligned with Etihad’s recruitment standards.

Accountabilities

Client Engagement

• Develop strong partnerships with your business stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on talent strategy, hiring plans and market dynamics. Ensure hiring managers understand Etihad’s recruitment model and how to effectively partner with Talent Acquisition.
  

Recruitment Delivery

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for your assigned business areas, ensuring the right hiring decisions are made in line with Etihad policies and best practices in partnership with HR Business Partners.
  

Market Expertise

• Develop a deep understanding of the aviation commercial talent market, including competitor airlines and adjacent industries, enabling you to provide informed advice to stakeholders on talent availability and hiring strategies.
  

Strategic Sourcing

• Design and execute global sourcing strategies to attract specialist talent across aviation markets. Use a mix of proactive outreach, industry networks and creative sourcing techniques to identify high-quality candidates worldwide.
  

Recruitment Process Management

• Own the recruitment lifecycle from workforce planning through to offer acceptance and onboarding, ensuring key milestones are delivered efficiently and consistently.
  

Assessment & Selection

• Ensure all candidates are assessed fairly and objectively in line with Etihad’s assessment methodologies and recruitment standards, enabling strong and well-informed hiring decisions.
  

Talent Pipelining

• Build and maintain high-quality talent pools for critical commercial and planning roles, ensuring Etihad maintains access to highly specialised talent ahead of demand.
  

Employer Brand

• Act as an ambassador for Etihad’s employer brand, positioning the airline as a destination employer for top aviation and commercial talent globally.
  

Candidate Experience

• Champion a positive candidate journey, ensuring applicants experience a transparent, engaging and professional recruitment process and can make informed decisions to join Etihad.
  

Education & Experience

• Degree educated in any discipline.
• 7+ years of recruitment experience, ideally within multinational organisations or complex corporate environments.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for specialist commercial, strategic or analytical functions, ideally within aviation or closely related industries.
• Strong understanding of global talent acquisition models and best practices, including sourcing strategy, assessment methodologies and recruitment technology.
• Proven ability to engage with and influence stakeholders up to senior leadership level.
• Experience operating in complex, fast-paced or high-volume hiring environments.
• Prior experience in the Middle East business environment is advantageous.
• Training or experience in structured assessment methodologies (competency frameworks, psychometrics etc.) an advantage.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
  

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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